This is Richard Hill, founder of DNA Favorites. I don't write long, detailed blogs. My blogging style matches that of my website: clear, concise summaries with links to learn more.
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Testing a man's Y chromosome can help genealogists trace a direct paternal line. Maurice Gleeson shows how to balance effectiveness and privacy.
Ana and Elene connected online and look like twins. Both were adopted from Georgia and they may have been stolen as infants. The answer is in their DNA.
Continue reading "Are These Girls Twins and Were They Stolen?"
Ana and Elene connected online and look like twins. Both were adopted from Georgia and they may have been stolen as infants. The answer is in their DNA.
Continue reading "Are These Girls Twins and Were They Stolen?"
As announced by Family Tree University, I will give this virtual presentation on Wednesday, April 17, 2024, at 7:00 PM ET. Follow this link to learn more and register.
Dana Leeds, author of the Leeds Method for genetic genealogy, offers a course to discover and apply the potential of AI for genealogy and beyond.
Continue reading "New Online Course Explores AI for Genealogy"
DNA tests are proving to be a boon for African Americans whose roots are obscured by slavery.
Continue reading "DNA Tests Link 19th Century Slave to Living Relatives"
A sperm donor thought his donations would be limited to 5 children. DNA tests have uncovered at least 20. This video shares their stories as they find each other.
Listen to Leah Larkin, one of the people behind BanyanDNA.This new tool can analyze complex family trees and predict how you and a DNA match are related.
Dr. Henry Louis Gates reveals how his popular show books celebrity guests who wish to learn about their family history.
This article reports on twenty different cases where people uncovered family secrets through DNA testing.
These powerful new DNA tools both help you discover how you and a genetic match are related. Learn how they are alike and how they differ.
MyHeritage has announced a new website for exploring historical newspapers. Explore it free for 7 days.
Genealogists should download this free ebook. 36 pioneers in the field of genetic genealogy share their memories. #25YearsOfGeneticGenealogy
Continue reading "So Far: Genetic Genealogy, The First 25 Years (1999-2024)"
Uploading DNA to MyHeritage is free. But normally there is a $29 fee to unlock all the features. That fee is waived thru 3/4/24.
Continue reading "Upload DNA to MyHeritage This Week and Save"
DNA Painter has updated their classic tool to What Are the Odds? Plus (WATO+). This independent review explains what's new and how to use it for genealogy.
The genealogy and DNA testing company MyHeritage is now 20 years old. This fascinating 6-part documentary shares the entrepreneurial success story.
Continue reading "Documentary: 20-Year History of MyHeritage"
Genetic genealogy can reveal surprises. Is a misattributed parentage in your tree or in that of your match? Learn how to find out.
Continue reading "Proving Misattributed Parentage With DNA Testing"
Three years after losing his mother, this man finds her previously unknown father and three of her siblings through a DNA test.
Continue reading "DNA Test Finds His Mother's Father and More"
This woman does a DNA test and discovers 22 half-siblings from the same fertility doctor. One of them was a man with whom she had been intimate.
Continue reading "OOPS! Accidental Incest with Unknown Sibling"
Pedigree collapse occurs when you descend from the same ancestor(s) through more than one path. When present, you may share more DNA than expected with another person.
Searching for his biological sister, this man finds a half-sister living in the same small town. Their kids already knew each other.
More ugly news following the data breach at 23andMe. Hackers specifically targeted people with Chinese or Ashkenazi Jewish heritage and sold their data.
Continue reading "Hackers Targeted DNA Testers with Jewish Heritage"
Some of the features that were included for all with an Ancestry DNA test now require one of two subscription types.
Continue reading "Ancestry Moves Some DNA Features to Subscription"
At 83, he did not who his parents were or his given name. He was a man without roots until a DNA match gave him a family.
Continue reading "Holocaust Survivor Orphaned as a Toddler Finds His Family"